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Kenyan Adventure Holiday

Get closer to Kenya's wildlife...

Combining two famous game parks of Kenya, this adventure safari allows close encounters with East Africaâ€™s finest wildlife. You'll experience the real Masai Mara and Amboseli with walking safaris, 4x4 day and night game drives, and camping in small tents, bringing you closer to nature. Be prepared to spot impressive wildlife, including, hopefully, the big cats on this exciting wildlife journey.

Enriching tailormade journeys â€“ for youThis bespoke journey features some of our favourite spots in Kenya. You can choose to take our destination expertsâ€™ recommendations and travel just as you see the itinerary here, or contact us to add your own special touches; maybe a balloon safari or a visit to a Masai community to see how they live alongside the wildlife. Weâ€™re here to design your perfect holiday. Call us on 0844 875 1890.

Kenyan Adventure Holiday - Authentic Version

1Fly to Kenya

Depart the UK on an overnight flight to Nairobi.

Included Meals: None

2Journey to Amboseli National Park

Arriving in Nairobi you transfer to Selenkay Conservancy, part of one of Africaâ€™s most iconic national parks, Amboseli National Park. Selenkay Conservancy was created in 1990 when Jake Grieves-Cook, a former game warden and head of the Kenya Tourist Board returned to the area after 20 years. On discovering the land has been overworked by the local Masaiâ€™s grazing livestock and the wildlife virtually non-existent, Grieves-Cook set up the wildlife conservancy in conjunction with the Masai elders to protect the environment and encourage wildlife to return.Â On arrival at the conservancy Masai warriors will take you on a walk where you can learn about how the various indigenous plants and animals are used by the community, and discover more about the Masai way-of-life.Should you wish to fly to Amboseli please speak to your Tailormade Regional Specialist who will be able to look into this for you, the extra cost is approximately Â£145.

Please note - your camping throughout this trip is in small two-man dome tents with mattresses. Each tent has its own flush toilet and safari shower behind the tent. All meals are prepared by the camp cook and mineral water is provided. The attraction of this mobile camping experience (tents are only up from July to October) is that you are enjoying the same high quality wildlife safari experience as you would get in the top-end lodges, in 4x4 vehicles (not a minibus) and with experienced guides. The tents are, however, basic. This is a back-to-the-wilds camping adventure!

Included Meals: Lunch Dinner

3Game drives in Selenkay Conservancy

Amboseli National Park conjures up images in the mind of extensive open land with herds of plains animals, overlooked by towering Mount Kilimanjaro, however the park is actually relatively small in comparison to many of its counterparts, but this makes it no less impressive. Vast plains are home to huge herds of elephants making it one of the best parks to observe these giants interacting and socialising within their groups. Today youâ€™ll head out on your first game drive to explore the Selenkay Conservancy where lions and cheetah can be seen hiding within the woodland while large numbers of Masai giraffe, wildebeest, Burchellâ€™s zebra and antelopes walk the plains. There are also less common animals to be seen such as the long-necked gerenuk gazelle, lesser kudu and African wildcat, in addition to smaller mammals such as honey badgers, bat-eared foxes, aardvarks and mongoose.

Included Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

4Game drive in Amboseli National Park

Today youâ€™ll head into Amboseli National Park for a day of game drives. Enjoy stunning views of Kilimanjaro and close-up observation of elephants. The national park has a wide abundance of birdlife, from small and colourful bee-eaters to the enormous ostrich with can often be seen grazing. Depending on the route of your game drive, you may encounter swamplands where many water birds can be found, including the long-toed lapwing and rufous-bellied heron, or look up and see birds of prey soaring high over the plains on the lookout for their next meal. Return to camp in the Selenkay Conservancy later in the afternoon in time for a relaxing sundowner at the camp.

Included Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

5Journey to the Masai Mara

After breakfast drive to Nairobi and on to the Masai Mara. The incredible setting of the Masai Mara National Reserve is without a doubt one of Africa's dazzling jewels and Kenya's finest wildlife park. Situated at the northern end of the Serengeti National Park, there is almost every species of animal native to East Africa here and you may well find some of the Big Five (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino), as well as the herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle that roam in large numbers across the grasslands. Upon arrival in the Masai Mara, you will be transferred to your mobile camp in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy in the north-eastern section of the reserve.

Included Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

6Game drives in Ol Kinyei Conservancy

Enjoy an early morning game drive within Ol Kinyei Conservancy, an area of 8500 acres of open savannah plains, riverine forest, springs, streams and rivers, rolling hills and spectacular views across the Mara. Ol Kinyei Conservancy is the Maraâ€™s first community-owned conservancy enabling local Masai landowners to become involved in safari tourism and learn of the importance of protecting the habitat and animals within it.Â It is thought that the Masai arrived in the Mara around 400 years ago, after migrating from South Sudan, as such they know the land, flora and fauna better than anyone! After your early morning game drive you may wish to go on an escorted nature walk with a local Masai warrior to learn more about Masai traditions.Â As the conservancy is a private reserve, in addition to walking safaris, it is also possible to do night game drives.Â In the late afternoon, enjoy another game drive in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy, staying out after dark with a spotlight for the chance to see the nocturnal animals, including aardvark, bush babies, porcupines and side-striped jackals. Once the sun has set you will have a good chance of seeing hippos out of water when they can be seen grazing on the plains or if you are lucky perhaps even a lion hunt.

Included Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

7Masai Mara game viewing

Today you head into the main Masai Mara National Reserve. Traverse the vast open plains of this spectacular reserve in search of Kenyaâ€™s greatest wildlife. Keep your camera at the ready as big cats, elephants, hyenas, giraffes and a multitude of game can be spotted from your safari vehicle. One of the most memorable and unique spectacles of this area is the annual migration (August to October) of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle as they move between the Masai Mara and the Serengeti Plains in Tanzania. This annual trek costs the lives of many of the young, old and sick who are picked off by the predators that thrive here, both on the plains and in the muddy waters of the Mara River. During your time in the reserve, you will venture out on game drives experiencing a little of this natural struggle as it unfolds before your eyes. The area teems with herbivores, predators and birds including 57 species of birds of prey. The Masai Mara is not a national park, it is a game reserve and as such the Masai people have been able to retain their traditional ways of herding their cattle across the vast plains.

Included Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

8Journey back to Nairobi

This morning you may have the opportunity for a final game drive, before driving back to Nairobi. Depending on the departure time of your flight you may have the chance to visit the Giraffe Centre, a conservation project responsible for rescuing Rothschild giraffe, a perfect opportunity to see them up-close (not included). Please consult your Regional Specialist should you prefer to fly back to Nairobi instead, or why not extend your holiday and spend a few days relaxing on the tempting white beaches of the Kenyan coastline?